DMS 130 — General Sonography I
Credit Hours: 2 Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program or consent of program director. Course includes a brief review of the anatomy, physiology and sectional anatomy of the human abdomen, superficial structures, and non-cardiac chest. Pathology and pathophysiology specific to the general concentration will be presented. Recognition of the normal and abnormal sonographic appearances of the human thoracic, abdominal and superficial anatomy will be taught. Best practice examination methods utilizing ultrasound technology are presented. Basic exam protocols will be discussed. Offered Fall only.